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CTA Applauds Reintroduction of ECPA Update Bill in House

January 10, 2017

  • Izzy Santa
Article Summary
Arlington, VA, January 10, 2017 – The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the reintroduction of the Email Privacy Act by Reps. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Jared Polis (D-CO), which would update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA):
 
The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the reintroduction of the Email Privacy Act by Reps. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Jared Polis (D-CO), which would update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA):
 
“We thank Reps. Yoder and Polis for their efforts to modernize our outdated laws governing access to our emails and digital communications. This common-sense bill would ensure online communications are treated with the same privacy protections as physical mail and instill confidence that consumers’ personal data is legally protected, no matter where it is stored.
 
“We look forward to working with members of Congress to ensure that federal laws regarding email privacy reflect the realities of today’s technology.”

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